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. 2017 Jul 19;18(7):1566. doi: 10.3390/ijms18071566
4EBP eIF4E binding protein
Akt Protein kinase B
AMPK AMP-activated protein kinase
APCs Antigen presenting cells
ATF4 Activating transcription factor 4
ATP Adenosine triphosphate
Atg Autophagy-related genes
Bcl-2 B-Cell lymphoma 2
BH3 Bcl-2 homology 3
BRCA1 Breast cancer 1
CD89 IgA Fc receptor FcαRI
CMA Chaperone-mediated autophagy
COX-1 Cyclooxygenase
DAMPs Damage-associated molecular patterns
DT-EGF Diphtheria toxin-epidermal growth factor
EGF Epidermal growth factor
ER Endoplasmic reticulum
ERK Extracellular signal–regulated kinases
GMCSF Granulocyte-macrophage colony-stimulating factor
HMGB1 High mobility group box 1
IFN-γ Interferon-γ
IL-1R IL-1 receptors
IL-1β Interleukin 1 β
IκB Inhibitor of κ B
LAMP2 Lysosome-associated membrane protein 2
LC3 Light chain 3
MIF Macrophage migration inhibitory factor
MIp1α Macrophage inflammatory protein 1 α
rMIF Recombinant MIF
NF-κB Nuclear factor κ-light-chain-enhancer of activated B cells
NK Cells natural killer cells
PE Phosphatidylethanolamine
PKR RNA-dependent protein kinase
PI3K Phosphatidylinositol-4,5-bisphosphate 3-kinase
PIKK Phosphatidylinositol 3 kinase-related kinase
PSA Puromycin-sensitive aminopeptidase
RAGE Receptor for advanced glycation end products
RANTES Regulated on activation, normal T cell expressed and secreted
RB1CC1 Inducible coiled-coil 1
ROS Reactive oxygen species
SAPK/JNK Stress-activated protein kinase /c-Jun N-terminal kinases
TGF-β Transforming growth factor β
TNF-α Tumor necrosis factor-α
mTOR Mammalian target-of-rapamycin
mTORC1 Mammalian target-of-rapamycin complex 1
ULK1 Unc-51 like autophagy activating kinase 1
VPS34 Vacuolar protein sorting 34